Mop holder



"Til-Patented Dec. 6, 1227.

'i "UNITED i STATES f HENRY TSCHEENIN Gr, OF FREEPOBT, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR TO ARCADE MANUFACTUR- v ING COMPANY, OF FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, ACORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

MOP HOLDER.

Application filed Marcil 14, 1927. seriai No. 175,185.

My vinvention relates to mop holders of the type comprising a barforming a handle portion provided at one end With relativelymovjaw-closing position, with consequent releas-l ing of the swab, willbe prevented.

-eferring tothe accompanying drawin s:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of t, e mop-head portion of a mopconstructed 1 n accordance with my invention. Figure 2 is a sectiontaken at the line 2 on Fig. 1 and viewed in the direction of the arrows;and igure 3, a broken view in elevation of a portion of .the structureshown in Fig. 1 and illustrating a modification of the retaining meansfor the lever. u

Referring to Figs. 1 and'2, the mop therein shown comprises a barportion 4 as is common in mop constructions provided at one end with ajaw member 5 rigidly secured thereto and presenting a groove 6 extendingcrosswise of the bar 4. Cooperating with the jaw member 5 is a movablejaw 7 shownl as of general yoke `form, the cross member 8 of which ismovable into and out of a position in which it extends into the groove6, these jaws being provided for rigidly securing in place a swab (notshown) clamp-ed therebetween in accordance with common practice.

The ends 9 of the yoke 7 are pivotally convnected with a lever 10between t-he ends of the latter, this lever being pivotally connected ata loop 11 thereon-with one end of a coil spring 12 surrounding the bar 4and bearing at its other end against the jaw 5, the various parts beingso constructed and arranged thatv when the lever 10 is rocked to theposition shown in Fig. 1 the spring 12 will be compressed, therebygripping the swab between the jaw members 5 and 8.

According to my improvement, the lever `that my improve-d lever-holding10 is provided with means adapted to re- 50 leasably engage the bar 4when 'the lever is in jaw-closing position and retain the leverv in thisposition against accidental ment. These means preferably comprise springarms 13 arranged at-oppositeV lateral 55 edges of the lever 10andformed'integrally therewith, thesev arms being bent into such aposition that they will yield outwardly in swinging the lever l() to theposition shown and embracingly clamp the bar 4. These. so arms may beconveniently formed in the process of stamping thelever 10 into formdisplacelfrom a sheet metal blank of any suitable material. Theconstruction illustrated in Fig. 3jis 65 the same as that shown in-thepreceding l iigures except that instead of the clamping arms 13 beingstamped from thew blank from which the lever 1() is formed, they areformed from aseparate pieceoiil spring metal shaped v l to present asubstantially U-sha'ped member 14 which is riveted, as represented at15, orr otherwise suitably secured, tothe lever 10 .toextendtransversely thereof and position'` its arms relative tothe bar 4 as inthe'con- 7l'k struction shown in I+`igs1and 2 thereby` yieldinglyembracing the` bar 4 when the lever 10 is in jaw-closingposition.

It will be understood from the foregoing` not only of simple andeconoinicalconstriiction, but serve to eiiectuallyhold the lever,

10 against accidental displacement. A

`Vhile I have illustrated certain forms of construction constitutingembodiments of my invention, I` do not wish to be'understood asintending to limit it thereto, as the same may be variously modified andaltered without departing from the spirit or" my kinvention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure n. by Letters Patent, is

1. Almop-holder comprising', in combination, a bar, relatively-movablejaws on said bar, a pivoted lsheetemetal lever adapted to effectrelative movement'of said jaws and iii jaw-closingposition extendingadjacent said bar, and resilientv spaced arms integral with means are 80closing position.

2. A mop-holder comprising,

tion, a bar,

relatively-movable in combinaaws on said bar, a pivoted lever stampedfrom sheet inetal and adapted to effect relative movement Vbracinglyengage said bar of said jaws and in jaw-closing position extendingadjacent said bar, and arms at opposite sides of said lever and adaptedto ein-` and hold said lever in jaw-closing position, said lever andarms being formed as a oneiece structure.

HENRY TS HERNING.

